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Join the AARP DC Community Food Drive on October 22!

Area food pantries—and the families who rely on them—are asking for our assistance. At a time of desperate need, demand is going through the roof and donations are not keeping pace.   According to the Capital Area Food Bank, half of DC’s children under age 18 are at risk of hunger, and a third of seniors are at risk or suffering from hunger.   With your generous donation, we can do much to help the Capital Area Food Bank shore up its supply of non-perishable food items and better meet the needs of struggling families. 

Scroll down for a list of priority food items (no glass containers, please!) and the food drop off points AARP has established across the city – at one Safeway or Giant store in each of the 8 wards.  Please help us make a difference! 

This food drive is a critical part of AARP’s effort to Create the Good.  Find out more at www.createthegood.org

• Canned tuna, chicken, salmon, peanut butter
• Canned fruit in its own juice or light syrup
• 100% fruit juice (all sizes including juice boxes)
• Canned vegetables (low sodium or no salt added)
• Canned soups, stews, chili
• Easy and Ready Meals (Mac & Cheese, pasta bowls, canned pasta)
• Healthy Snacks (raisins, dried fruit, nuts, cereal bars)
• Multigrain Cereals (cheerios, cornflakes, grape nuts, raisin bran)

• Safeway, 1747 Columbia Rd. NW (Ward 1)
• Safeway, 1701 Corcoran St. NW (Ward 2)
• Safeway, 5545 Connecticut Ave. NW (Ward 3)                                         
• Safeway, 6500 Piney Branch Rd. NW (Ward 4)  
• Giant, 1050 Brentwood Rd. NE (Ward 5)   
• Safeway, 415 14^th St. SE  (Ward 6)                      
• Safeway, 322 40^th St. NE(Benning Rd & Minnesota Avenue) (Ward 7)           
• Giant, 1535 Alabama Ave. SE (Ward 8)
• AARP DC Office, 601 E Street, NW  Suite a1-200Call 434-7703 and we’ll pick up from the curb (City-wide)